What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled

Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a ...

Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics

Some say the 15th century, with evidence that there were races in Norway around that time. USA Luge believes that the sport ...